Prediction: Within the next two years, a divisive figure will join the #Fediverse , someone so notable and controversial that a schism will occur. On the one side will be instances who take the position that each user is free to follow or block the divisive figure; on the other side will be instances who defederate from any instance that does not defederate from the divisive figure's home instance.
I do not desire this future, but I do not see how it can be avoided.